The Federal Court of Australia found in favour of Apple in the recent developments in the case against Samsung in relation to the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple claim that Samsung infringed iPad patents pertaining to the touchscreen and the gestures that control the touchscreen. In a statement that Apple re-released it was said that:
“It’s no coincidence that Samsung’s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging. This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple’s intellectual property when companies steal our ideas.”
This means that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will not be available in retail stores in Australia before Christmas. It could actually mean that the Tab 10.1 will be scrapped altogether if Samsung decide that the delay is too long in the fast moving marketplace.
It is however possible to buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 online in Australia. Mobicity, for example, import from overseas and offer an Australian warranty. The 16GB 3G version is currently $699. The imported Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices work fine on all Australian networks.
The iPad is the clear market leader in the tablet marketplace anyway but Android tablets are considered to be more flexible than the iPad. The Galaxy 10.1 is also thinner and lighter than the iPad with a bigger display. It also runs the popular TouchWiz interface customised for the tablet.
Related posts:
0 responses so far ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.
Leave a Comment